Open Thread – August 2023

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  1. Apparently the ‘Yes’ argument is proving effective in convincing people to vote know.

    Also in a recent survey, those inclined to vote ‘Yes’ were less certain of their decision than those inclined to vote ‘No’.


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  2. kaysee kaysee says:

    ‘My Ancestors Would Have Rolled Over in Their Graves’

    Billy Busch believes the company that succeeded his family should never have put a transgender person on a Bud Light can, arguing beer drinkers “want their beer to be truly American,” adding, “I just don’t think the audience that drinks beer is into transgenders.”


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  3. kaysee kaysee says:

    This is very sad. They’ve been excellent for years, the very antithesis of the ABC

    It may be sad, but it is not surprising. In his Goodbye post, David Hiscox writes:

    As readers have probably figured out by the lack of content the last fortnight, The XYZ is shutting down.

    Speaking personally, I am burnt out and I will do other things. I will no longer write or edit The XYZ, but will leave the site up for posterity. I have ended all irl activism, will no longer do livestreams, and all XYZ social media has been shut down.

    I can understand what The XYZ blog owner means when he says that he is all burnt out.

    Blogging/finding content for a site to keep it running is time consuming and exhausting. Some sites have bloggers working there full time and depend on financial contributions from their readers. Others, like this one, have contributors who are busy in other roles and come in when they can.

    It is possible to win the war against the WEF and their plans for the New World Order. But that requires people to shift from inaction, apathy, disinterest, fence-sitting, lurking and passivity to action, taking part and getting involved. Those who read this blog will be familiar with my rants on blog participation.

    If the battle – whether physical participation in protests and rallies, posting comments and responding on blogs, or other methods of fighting back against the despots – is dependent on a few, the ones who do it will get weary and burn out at some stage.


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  4. kaysee kaysee says:

    Are there two Nigel Farages on this planet?

    That Brexit-related one is a mostly-bright fella, I thought. But now, besides drinking the Maga Kool Aid, he’s also lapping up the new mini version.

    Nigel Farage Backs Vivek Ramaswamy
    for Trump’s Vice Presidential Pick

    I wanted to take a break from the US Election-related Posts but the Vivek topic cannot be ignored. Coming up soon ….


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  5. kaysee kaysee says:

    To celebrate 60 years of its iconic sports car, Porsche’s new ad is set in Portugal. However, it airbrushed a landmark in its video clip – the iconic Cristo Rei statue which overlooks Lisbon. It depicts Jesus standing with his arms out blessing the city.

    Fury as Porsche ‘airbrushes out’ statue of Jesus in new 911 promo advert:


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  6. johanna johanna says:

    Cop who held back bystanders when George Floyd died sentenced to four years and nine months in jail.

    This in a system where armed robbers, rapists and savage assaulters get tiny sentences or bonds.

    I hope he appeals. It’s outrageous, just pure politics instead of justice.


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  7. Shy Ted says:

    “All Australia is behind the Matildas” they tell us.
    TV ratings and selective footage omitting the tiny crowds says otherwise.
    Meanwhile the angry US lessbian is getting hers
    GEOTUS gets it said


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  8. Eyrie says:

    That Labor Senator is a political whore. Say anything you are told for money.


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  9. mh says:

    Trio of hikers who set out on treacherous Scottish ridge found dead

    Treacherous confirmed.


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  10. Perplexed of Brisbane says:

    If the ALP Senator survives winter, we can have the enquiry in Summer and hopefully the trials in Autumn and Winter can be used for …..


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  11. mh says:

    Fake news, Shy Ted?

    Matildas’ win over Denmark most-watched TV moment of the year

    Reaching an average of 3.63 million people, Monday’s Matildas win out-rated the team’s own previous ratings record, plus last year’s NRL and AFL grand finals.


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  12. mh says:

    William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, brown bread at 87.


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  13. Old bloke says:

    mh says:
    August 4, 2023 at 7:48 pm

    Gonzalo Lira – SBU agent?

    Highly unlikely IMHO.

    Scott Ritter and Gonzalo Lira don’t have the warmest of relationships, Scott’s latest nonsense is probably in response to Gonzalo speaking badly about Scott sometime ago, see…

    2022.05.20 I No Longer Trust Scott Ritter – May 2020.

    Brian Berletic asked Scott Ritter about why he thinks Gonzalo Lira works for the SBU, Scott didn’t have an answer, just a hunch.

    The New Atlas LIVE: The Duran on Ukraine’s Offensive, NATO’s Plan B + More… – Brian talks about his conversation with Scott in the first 10 minutes, he thinks Scott is a bit hysterical.


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  14. Shy Ted says:

    FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023 AUS V DEN Seven Network 2,294,000

    Sold out?
    All the fans are packed in to certain areas to give the appearance of size.
    And
    MSM lies all day, every day


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  15. JohnJJJ says:

    Disney paid for this.
    I checked, Minnie Mouse was not bowlegged with knock knees. Unusual.


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  16. JohnJJJ says:

    The Remaking of America, Victor Davis Hanson August 7, 2023
    “We are in the midst of one of the most radical revolutions in American history. It is as far-reaching and dangerous as the turbulent years of the 1850s and 1860s or the 1930s. Every aspect of American life and culture is under assault, including the very processes by which we govern ourselves, and the manner in which we live…..”

    An elegant essay by the modern augurist.


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  17. johanna johanna says:

    More Minnie the Moocher than Minnie Mouse.

    The song is laced with references to drugs that were popular at the time: cocaine and opium. It details the titular Minnie who enjoys her drugs and her boyfriend—who also enjoys his drugs—who is looking for her.


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  18. mh says:

    Ooh you are awful

    ‘These men were awful to me’: Higgins attacks police conduct in Lehrmann investigation


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  19. Shy Ted says:

    Didn’t hear which paper but if you buy 4 of them, presumably consecutive days, there are 4 quarter pictures of Sam Kerr which you can then put together to make up the complete pic. The Sam Kerr who came on with 10 minutes left in the last match and has not made any impact at all. Lotsa lezzers who have run themselves into the ground gonna be vewy angwy at the favouwitism.


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  20. Shy Ted says:

    Was going to write a little screed about the latest ABC Q&A but Michael Smith has done it for me. One of those episodes that is soooo bad you just have to watch a few minutes.


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  21. Shy Ted says:

    Look at these headlines.
    No wonder he finds himself in perpetual lawfare.
    Not unrelated
    Key point 2 adjacent to the 2nd para
    275!! Per week!!! Uni, it’s not just eggheads any more. They might just look at the definition of soxual assault –

    Sexual assault is any unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature that makes a person feel uncomfortable, frightened or threatened

    Includes, telling dirty jokes, looking at someone, asking them out and so on.


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  22. SVC says:

    We were NOT forced to take the vacc1n3 in down under.

    I can only shake my head.


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  23. kaysee kaysee says:

    The Remaking of America, Victor Davis Hanson August 7, 2023

    One of the commenters offers this advice:

    …I’m now thinking a possible answer is to make it worse and hope we reach the final tipping point of this era in whatever form that takes. That means don’t vote. At all. For anyone. If the masses of disenfranchised citizens refuse to use the system, maybe, just maybe, enough of the sleepwalking public will take notice wake up and join us. But a “Just don’t vote” campaign might be too hard to muster.

    It is not just for America but may well apply to all democracies. Most voters will only understand what went wrong when the entire system is razed to the ground. Who knows? Then they may listen – really listen – to the truth speakers.


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  24. Shy Ted says:

    Katarina Carroll reveals stunning cost of scrapped police project.
    Queensland’s top cop has revealed in estimates that a maligned project to “streamline” frontline work and cut red tape cost taxpayers $8.7m.

    For which she’ll be
    a) sacked?
    b) promoted?

    Trick question. She’s already at the top of the tree so a) doesn’t apply.


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  25. kaysee kaysee says:

    Conservative media personalities (like Tucker and Candace) think that they are supporting free speech and give the likes of the Tate brothers a platform to share their life beliefs. Do they consider how these depraved beings could influence other young men and make them believe that this is true masculinity? That these are strong men who are defending what it is to be a real man?

    These heroic specimens of manhood were unjustly place in home detention in Romania. How unfair. So Tucker had an extended interview with Andrew (two and a half hours), and following their release thought it was good to have another with the brother Tristan (one hour).

    If Tucker wants to interview real men, I could give him a list of males who would be good role models for those who are confused or upset with the woke toxic masculinity being sold to them. But I suppose those men would not be good enough click bait.

    Tristan
    .

    Andrew
    .


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  26. Shy Ted says:

    Hmm. SBS now running HIV/AIDS ads. Reduce the stigma, of course. Are they expecting an increase in immune system depletion illnesses?


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  27. kaysee kaysee says:

    ACMA Disinformation Bill 2023

    Reminder for those who haven’t yet posted a submission but want to do their part.

    Begin with this comment and it will lead to the relevant links.


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  28. Shy Ted says:

    The United Nations has warned Christians that if they do not fully embrace the legalization of pedophilia, they will be excluded from participating in society.

    I won’t link


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  29. kaysee kaysee says:

    Microchip implants. Cashless society.

    The verdict: Coolest thing evah.

    Dumb puppet
    .
    and

    Dumber puppet


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  30. mh says:

    SVC says:
    August 9, 2023 at 6:22 pm

    The link is

    “Yes, People Were Forced To Get The Vaxx!” – Australian Politician Tells Pfizer Execs

    The Jimmy Dore Show

    Pfizer executives Dr Krishan Thiru and Dr Brian Hewitt recently appeared in front of the Australian Senate and had the audacity to suggest that “nobody was forced to have a vaccine.” Yet as Jimmy demonstrates through a video compilation, countless Australians, to say nothing of Americans, Canadians, Europeans and others, were unquestionably compelled to take the jab or else face losing their livelihood, their housing and other essentials.

    Jimmy and Darkhorse Podcast host Bret Weinstein discuss this remarkable lie and why anyone would ever believe it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBWTBaCqnBQ


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  31. mh says:

    Steve Price fires!

    Labor is trying to be ‘sneaky’ suggesting Uluru Statement is one page

    Sky News Australia

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNXkqL1zHVc


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  32. mh says:

    Then

    Delivering the 2018 Henry Parks Oration, Prof Megan Davis said, “The Uluru Statement from the Heart isn’t just the first one-page statement; it’s actually a very lengthy document of about 18 to 20 pages, and a very powerful part of this document reflects what happened in the dialogues.”

    Today

    Professor Davis, an architect of the Uluru Statement, made her own clarification on Wednesday.

    “The Uluru Statement from the Heart is one page. It is 439 words,” she said in a statement.


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  33. sfw says:

    I like the look of this place!


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  34. mh says:

    Aug 8 (Reuters) – Americans borrowed more than ever on their credit cards in the last quarter, the New York Federal Reserve Bank said on Tuesday, with balances surpassing $1 trillion for the first time


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  35. mh says:

    Robbie Robertson, brown bread.


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  36. Old bloke says:

    I was wondering why there was so much interest in the military coup in Niger. Why was Macron so upset, why did Victoria Nuland fly to Niger to demand the restoration of the former president, why does the USA have two military bases in Niger?

    It’s a dirt-poor dusty sub-Saharan nation which shouldn’t be of interest to anyone, and it’s in a corner of the world where we see three military coups every week, so why all the fuss about Niger?

    The answer I think is the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline which is planned to take natural gas from Nigeria through Niger and Algeria into Europe, thus replacing the Russian gas which was transported to Europe via the Nord-Stream pipelines with American corporation owned gas in Nigeria.

    If Niger turns off the gas then they could expect retaliation from America and Europe, another NATO war for justice and democracy and all that stuff.

    Smedley Butler was right, War is a Racket.


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  37. mh says:

    With apologies to KC

    Tristian Tate & Tucker Carlson Talk Cancel Culture, Alex Jones, Elon Musk, Twitter & More!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMUp1JY-LxA&t=1s


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  38. mh says:

    If Niger turns off the gas then they could expect retaliation from America and Europe, another NATO war for justice and democracy and all that stuff.

    Those NATO wars are such a success, lol


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  39. JohnJJJ says:

    Those NATO wars are such a success, lol

    I have to admit that the US seems hopeless at war and yet the Australian military wants to imitate it:  Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan (and the UN did a great job there) … all failures.


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  40. mh says:

    Borzzikman has gone off key with these new ‘arty’ videos.

    At least the topic is entertaining in this one

    The US received Another Resounding Slap from Russia┃Victoria Nuland Was Severely Humiliated in Niger

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E58PbQb5-uM


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  41. mh says:

    A dingo fitted with a tracking collar has bitten a woman on K’gari in the latest in a string of attacks on the Queensland island.

    The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service is investigating two incidents on Thursday on K’gari,  [edit] known as Fraser island, involving two collared dingoes.


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  42. mh says:

    Crap title, good episode

    Will Crimea be Up For Grabs? w/Scott Ritter

    Judge Napolitano

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zLDkSq0FxQ

     


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  43. mh says:

    The interview Neil was warned against | Neil Mitchell Asks Why with Avi Yemini

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHamhyKAvpE


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  44. mh says:

    France Is Bombing Niger & The U.S. Is Ready To Join!

    The Jimmy Dore Show

    1.22M subscribers

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to1ngiM-Y0g


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